Improved clothes-drier



strut (iltiillivhl GEORGE W. RICHARDSON, or Tamron,MAssAeHUsETTsI-Letters Paten-t No. 107,199,dc tted Septmb'er 6,

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i The Schedule referred to in these Lettersl Patentand `makingpzu't ofAthe same. v

I l M+- B it kn'oii'nithat I, GEORGE W. RICHARDSON, of Taunton, inthe'eounty of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented a newand useful Improve- 4ment in Glothes-Driers, of which the following is aclear and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing making a part of this specification, in Which- Figure' 'lrepresents au end elevation oi my improved clothes-,dryer in a positionfor use;

Figure 2 is an end elevation ot' the saine -in a closed position; and lFigure 3 is a top view of tig. 1.

Similar let-ters indicate like parts in. the drawing.

The object of 'my invention is to provide a clothes.v

drying apparatus' which will atord room. for hanging a large quantity ofclothes, and alsefadmt of being' together at or near their center byhinged and pivoted pieces, b b, which. fold `-togethcr when the frame isfolded.l

lhe main frame is supplied with the usual crossbars, t' t', as shown iniig. 3.

To the upper portion of the main frame are hinged the supplementaryframes er racks, c c, supported in au vextended position by means of thebraces (Z d, resting en the pins g gin the main frame.

Near the center of the sides of the main frame are valso hinged the-Vsupplementary v frames orf racks'e e,

which are supported in-an extended vposition vby the braces f f restingon pinsg g in the main frame,1as shown in iig.' 1. j

Thesupplementary frames are cach provided with slats similar to the mainframe.

The parts are vso arranged as to enable 4the appa'- ratus to beinstantly prepared for use, and be capable of holding a large .quantityof clothes, and, whe-unos' required for use, it can be` quickly foldedin a compact .forxn, as sho-wn in fig. 2, so as to occupy but littlespace ina-roem, or for transportation. v

When only a portion of the apparatus is required for vuse,it may setagainst a wall and be secured tothe same at the` upper-end, so that theouter supplement-ary racks may be extended for. thereception 0f cloth-.ing or other articles tohe' dried. 'i Having thusdeseribed myinvention,

What I' claim as new, and desire to secure by Let- In' testimony whereofI have signed my name to 4 l this specification in-the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses. Y 'GEORGE W. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses v W. T. KENNEDY, C. D. MODUFFIE.

